Who says there’s no good TV in the summer? We’ve got smokin’ secretaries, an explosive Iraq War epic, a brand-new Gong Show and more insane Japanese game shows than you can swing a giant carp at! For the scoop (and some clips!) of shows including Generation Kill, which began as an award-winning series of articles by Evan Wright in this very magazine, click here for our cable TV preview.

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